Wednesday, 23 May 2012

The Raid

Cast
Iko Uwais
Ananda George
Ray Sahetapy
Yayan Ruhian
Doni Alamsyah
Screenwriter
Gareth Evans
Director
Gareth Evans
Running Time
100 minutes

A Swat team arrives at a rundown apartment block with a mission to remove its owner, a notorious drug lord named Tama. The building has never been raided before, never been touched by police. Seen as a no go zone it has since become a sanctuary to killers, gangs, rapists and thieves seeking accommodation in the one place they know they cannot be touched. Making their move in the break of dawn the swat team work their way up the building under cover of silence. But when a chance encounter with a spotter blows their cover and with news of their assault traveling to Tama in his penthouse suite the building is locked down with all lights out and all exits blocked. Stranded on the 6th floor the swat team must fight their way through every floor and every room not just to complete their mission but to survive. (Merantau Films)

The fight choreography and its clear presentation was great but I wish more time had been given to fleshing out the characters so I cared more about them.